. comcast sportsnet's dave feldman joins us with the exciting highlights. hi, dave. >> hi, jessica and janelle. the giants story today was supposed to be about starter barry zito. instead it turned out to be new reliever tim lincecum who went 4 1/3, struck out 6, and gave up only one run. he got offensive help early. in game two, a two-run home run. it's his first since july 18th. and the giants led, 3-1. top seven, giants up 6-3. and pablo sandoval murders this ball. a two-run blast. it almost lands in the ohio river. the giants win, 8-. the series is tied two games apiece. the deciding game five will be played tomorrow back in cincinnati. >>> all right. so the giants live to fight another day. the a's in a similar position. for a preview we go to kate longworth at the oakland coliseum. good afternoon, kate. >> reporter: hey, dave. well, it's deja vu all over again, as once again the a's are facing their biggest game of the season. and really, we've been talking about this for a while now, because the a's played some very meaningful games down the stretch. that's what got them her